Composer	George Frideric Handel
Type	Aria
From	Atto terzo, Scena VII
Key	G major
Meter	3/4
Tempo	Largo
Structure	dal segno

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About the text

• Author: Nicola Francesco Haym
• Adapted by Nicola Francesco Haym from L’amor tirannico by Domenico Lalli. The story is derived from Tacitus’ Annals, book xii. Lalli’s text was based on the earlier French play L’amour tyrannique by Georges de Scudéry.

Instrumentation

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Categories

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• Tempo [Largo] ›

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/9.1, p. 183
• Scores at IMSLP ›

Cataloguer

Emma Clarkson

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